GHCup
The main installer for the Haskell toolchain, managing GHC, Cabal, Stack and the Haskell Language Server.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install ghcup
About GHCup
GHCup installs and manages the Haskell toolchain from a single command. It handles the GHC compiler, the Cabal and Stack build tools and the Haskell Language Server, and lets you install and switch between versions.
Installation is a one-line script on Linux, macOS, FreeBSD and WSL2, or a PowerShell command on Windows. The install commands are safe to run again, and the documentation explains what the script does and offers manual alternatives for people who prefer not to pipe a script into a shell.
Strengths
- One tool for GHC, Cabal, Stack and HLS
- Switch between toolchain versions
- Works on Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, WSL2 and Windows
Limitations
- Default install relies on piping a script into a shell
- Only useful for Haskell development
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- LGPL-3.0
- Developer
- The Haskell community
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Setting up and maintaining a Haskell development toolchain
- Categories
- Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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